AF3D10 - Taxation 01 Sep 2023 - 31 Aug 2026 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: AF3D10
Module Title: Taxation
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Accounting and Finance
Faculty Sub Group: Accounting and Finance
Module Leader: Teresa Marsh, Jared Davies
Module Team: Nicola Gilbert, Rebecca Wright, Laurent Czechowski
First Intended Intake: SEP 2023 Final Year of Intake: 2026
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 40 Credit Level: 6
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100831 - taxation
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 01 Sep 2023
Valid To 31 Aug 2026

Module Aims

This module is one of six modules that form the Applied Skills Level of the ACCA Qualification.

Please note that aims, learning outcomes and content are based on the 2020 ACCA Taxation Syllabus & Study Guide. Latest versions of all ACCA Syllabus & Study Guide documents can be found at:

https://www.accaglobal.com/ca/en/student/exam-support-resources.html

Successful completion of the internal assessments for this module will allow a student to claim exemption from ACCA’s Taxation module.

Students may opt to sit ACCA’s external equivalent of this module.

The main aim of this module is to develop knowledge and skills relating to the tax system as applicable to individuals, single companies, and groups of companies.

Content Summary

This module is one of six modules that form the Applied Skills Level of the ACCA Qualification.

Please note that aims, learning outcomes and content are based on the 2020 ACCA Taxation Syllabus & Study Guide. Latest versions of all ACCA Syllabus & Study Guide documents can be found at:

https://www.accaglobal.com/ca/en/student/exam-support-resources.html

Successful completion of the internal assessments for this module will allow a student to claim exemption from ACCA’s Taxation module.

Students may opt to sit ACCA’s external equivalent of this module.

The main aim of this module is to develop knowledge and skills relating to the tax system as applicable to individuals, single companies, and groups of companies.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Practical classes and workshops 50
Independent Study 190
Directed Study 150
Formative Assessment - Scheduled 10
Total Hours Selected 400

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Explain the operation and scope of the tax system and the obligations of taxpayers and/or their agents and the implications of non-compliance
LO2 Explain and compute the income tax liabilities of individuals and the effect of national insurance contributions (NIC) on employees, employers and the self-employed
LO3 Explain and compute the chargeable gains arising on individuals
LO4 Explain and compute the inheritance tax liabilities of individuals
LO5 Explain and compute the corporation tax liabilities of individual companies and groups of companies
LO6 Explain and compute the effects of value added tax on incorporated and unincorporated businesses
LO7 Display competence in a range of soft/transferable skills

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Synchronous Onsite Assessment (Exam) Onsite Closed Book Examination 1 Time Constrained Assessment 195 4200 70 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Report 1 Case study 0 2000 30 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4 LO5 LO6 LO7
Onsite Closed Book Examination 1
Report 1

Reading List

Kaplan Publishing. ACCA Taxation Study Text. Kaplan Publishing

BPP Publishing. ACCA Taxation Study Text. BPP Publishing

Melville, A. Taxation: Finance Act. FT Prentice Hall

Hayes, C. & Newman, R. Tolley’s Tax guide. Tolley’s publishing